Lorance: Fish biting at Center Hill

Tim Staley, the ole guide at Center Hill Lake, reports that the fishing is great.

Morning top-water fishing has been good, and night fishing has also been good. Fishermen who are going out at night are reporting that they're catching fish on big worms and spinner baits.

Of course, small mouth are still being taken on the fly, and there also coming in on the big jig 'n pork rind.

Fishermen who like to catch the hard to find shell crackers, now is the time to go to Center Hill Lake.

Tim reports that fishing for shell crackers all up and down the lake has been great, but you must use night crawlers. That means pieces of night crawlers. That's about the only way your going to catch these shell crackers.

Tim also reports that they're beginning to catch quite a few walleye in the lower section of the lake around Floating Mill and in the mouths in the creeks in the main channel.

The best lures are night crawlers and spinners, along with the hot and trot lures. These fish are in about 15-18 feet of water out on the main river channel and around the points. Back in the deeper pockets has also been productive.

? Fishermen headed for Percy Priest Lake will find the fishing good. There have been a lot of bass taken early in the morning, middle of the day and also at night.

Early in the morning, surface lures have been very productive. During the middle of the day, there have been a lot of fish taken trolling. They're also catching a lot of crappie trolling.

The artificial worm has also been productive, and there have been a lot of big stringers of crappie taken.

Carlos Bickford and his running mate, Randy Bolin, have been bringing in big stringers of crappie. They are catching these fish from 10 to 20 feet deep, usually in deep stake beds or around bush tops.

? The EverStart Series Kentucky Lake Bass Tournament was held this past weekend. Coming in fifth place was Sam Morrow, one of the Smyrna Ready Mix guys.

Fishermen don't forget. The weekends are normally crowded and it will be this weekend. So keep your kill switch hooked up and your life preserver on.

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Lorance: Fish biting at Center Hill

Tim Staley, the ole guide at Center Hill Lake, reports that the fishing is great.